THE ROLE OF THE SUPERDELEGATE

[mdmc]

The role of the superdelegate is simple - keep the sheeple from nominating Stephen Colbert or Dennis Kucinich.
The superdelegates are the entrenched powerful elite that have only one job - to keep a true movement out of hands of the democratic party voters.
Dean on meet the press today is simply stating facts. The SD can do what they want this year. I hope Dean shuts them down next year so that 2012 will be for the voters, by the voters.
The Dean People are watching! End the Superdelegates power ASAP!

[movonne]

1. I live in kinda of a red neck area and their favorite question to me

is what do I think of the super delegates picking our president...I just look at them, what can I say...

[sandnsea]

4. The Supreme Court picked Bush

At least the super delegates have to answer to the people because they can be voted out of office.

[leftofcool]

2. That is just the way it is.

[cali]

3. huh?

Stephen Colbert? Dennis Kucinich? The people have no interest in nominating either- though your inclusion of Colbert makes me think that your entire post is snark. Obviously it's not. You're delusional if you think that by and large dem party voters are interested in someone like Kucinich. As for the SDs, I'd just as soon seem them go.

[John Q. Citizen]

5. Colbert was a joke campaign. Kucinich ran a great campaign, and Americans agree with

his positions on the issues. If you don't believe me, check out Pew Research.

I supported Obama after Kucinich dropped out to successfully defend his House seat from a better funded Democratic challenger in his primary, where 10,000 Repos crossed over to vote for his challenger.

One reason among many others was that Obama didn't attempt to exclude Kucinich from the debates like Sen. Clinton did.

[cali]

6. I'm sorry. I love Dennis but he ran a disappointing and hapless campaign

as Dean says, you can't win if you don't show up. Dennis did not show up in Iowa. He didn't even open an office there and he was a no show on more than one occasion. And though people agree with Dennis on some issues- I've read Pew too, he simply has failed to resonate. And it's not all the fault of the corpmedia. Americans don't like quirkiness in their candidates for president. Adlai Stevenson who was fucking brilliant and quirky is proof of that. He was also a visionary. I'm just happy that Dennis is in the House.

[John Q. Citizen]

7. Dennis had little to no money, a crowded field, and low name recognition, as well

as receiving little to almost no face time in the debates. I was never under the illusion that he was going to catch fire, yet I was very glad that he was running, because I wanted someone speaking out concisely and in a detailed fashion on issues that effect our country our communities and our families.

I'm hoping when Obama becomes president, the millions of grassroots folks around the country he's trained, empowered and energized can get him to take a serious look at many of Congressman Kucinich's detailed plans for everything from withdrawing from Iraq to health care, to education.

While there are no very good options concerning Iraq, Dennis has the plan with the greatest chances of success. Hopefully we can borrow liberally from his well thought out solutions on many issues.

[cali]

8. in 2004 Howard Dean had very little money, virtually no name recognition

don't remember about the debates, but my point still holds. We agree, however, that many of Dennis' ideas are worth liberally borrowing from.

[MaineDem]

9. Dean doesn't have the power to do that

If he is still Chairman he can recommend it but it's the Rules & Bylaws Committee and then the entire DNC that will decide.

The best thing to do is lobby your DNC members and urge them to eliminate the superdelegates. This will be a difficult thing to do because it means eliminating their own automatic delegate status.